City goes with other bid after “paperwork issues”

The Moberly City Council voted to approve a near-$121,000 bid for the Conestoga/McKinsey Street and Curb Repair Project during their short regular meeting on Monday night (July 1).

City Manager Andy Morris and Community Development Director Tom Sanders were both unavailable for comment on such Wednesday morning (July 3) due to leave for the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. City Clerk Kay Galloway was reportedly responding to a family emergency, and also unavailable for comment.

Deputy City Clerk Carrie Mulch told the MMI that the city had initially awarded the project bid to McCormick Concrete, of Moberly, at a lower rate than what was approved Monday night; however, due to “paperwork issues,” with McCormick, the bid was, instead, given to Randolph County Foundation, in the amount of $120,785.35.

The bid includes:

• “Pavement and curb removal, full depth, including saw cuts, compaction and disposal as directed by the City near the intersection of Rout EE and Hwy. 63” for 1,728 square yards. At a per-square-yard price of $9.25, that portion of the bid comes to $15,984.

• “Concrete street repair including seven-inch concrete pavement, and six-inch MoDOT Type 1, or Type 5 stone base, installed complete, including compaction,” for 1,525 square yards. At a per-square-yard price of $45.95, that portion of the bid comes to $70,073.75.

• “Two-foot, zero-inch curb and gutter (match existing) installed complete,” at a length of 920 linear feet. At a per-linear-foot price of $33.28, that portion of the bid comes to $30,617.60.

• “Six-inch straight back curb installed complete,” at a length of 150 linear feet. At a per-linear-foot price of $27.40, that portion of the bid comes to $4,110.

Dale Brand is listed as the main contact for the bid.

Mulch noted that only two bids were submitted for this project.

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